Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Divorce — Marital property — Marital home The parties to this appeal, appellant, Bobbi Jo Hull (“Wife”), and appellee, Bradley Hull (“Husband”), appeared before the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County to litigate issues related to the dissolution of their ...

Alimony — Indefinite alimony — Change in circumstances This case is an appeal of an indefinite alimony award following the Appellant-husband, Gholam Motamedi, and Appellee-wife, Mina Adnani’s (collectively “the Parties”), divorce after a trial in the Circuit Court of Montgomery ...

Alimony — Rehabilitative alimony — Calculation Alan Crittenden filed a complaint for divorce in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County from his wife, Mariko Crittenden; she counterclaimed for divorce and related relief, and filed a separate complaint for child ...

Alimony — Motion to modify — Material change in circumstances Fahimeh Salimi (Wife) petitioned the Circuit Court for Montgomery County to order her former husband, Sarem Mokri (Husband), to explain why he should not be held in contempt for failing ...

Annulment — Discovery order — Appealability In this appeal from a domestic family action in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Shelly Belton, appellant, challenges the court’s granting of a motion to compel discovery responses, and award of attorney’s ...

Divorce — Marital property — Monetary award This case presents for our review the circuit court’s grant of a monetary award in the amount of $105,712 to the Appellee, Beverly Jones (“Ms. Jones”), from the Appellant, Reginald Turner (“Mr. Turner”), ...

Divorce — Marital property — Interlocutory appeal Appellant, Epafrodita Molina-Rosa (“Wife”), filed a complaint for absolute divorce against her husband, Rolando de Jesus Santos-Moreta (“Husband”), in the Circuit Court for Charles County. Prior to the merits hearing, Wife filed a ...

Divorce — Marital home — Use and possession Tarina Charleston (“Wife”) and Lucien Johnson (“Husband”) were granted an absolute divorce by way of judgment entered in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. As part of that judgment, the court made ...

Divorce — Default judgment — Failure to provide Zoom login credentials The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County granted Appellee Susan Reed (“Wife”) an absolute divorce by default after appellant Paul Reed (“Husband”) failed to: file a responsive pleading to ...

Alimony — Motion to terminate — Judicial estoppel Dale Johnson appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, the Hon. Thomas L. Craven, presiding, that denied his request to terminate his obligation to pay alimony to his ...